St. Luke's Program Provides Transportation, Housing, Food, Other Services Ancillary To Health Care

By Gemma Gaudette

Published January 8, 2019 at 5:04 PM MST

(Chereen Langrill) — Collin Hunter (in blue shirt) and Samuel Peterson are pre-medicine students at Boise State University and will be the first two students to participate in a new program at St. Luke’s called Total Health in the Emergency Department.";

Targeting specific populations for wraparound support has been referred to in the health care community as “hotspotting.” Transportation, housing, even access to food can impact a patient’s health and health care. St. Luke’s is working on a new h otspotting program.

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Hi! I’m Gemma Gaudette, the host of the award-winning show, Idaho Matters. During the day you’ll find me researching and writing about all the fascinating topics we tackle on our show. And of course, at noon, each weekday you’ll find me live behind the microphone as Idaho Matters airs.

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